The Resume

(December 9, 1883-October 9, 1967)
Born in Monchengladbach, Germany
Developed the Pilates method of physical fitness
Emphasizes breathing, coordination, balance and developing a strong core
Estimated 11 million practitioners in the United States (2005)

Why he might be annoying:

He pronounced his last name ‘Pi-LOTS,’ but the exercise technique ended up pronounced ‘Pi-LAH-teez.’
He smoked cigars.
His claims that Pilates can cure illnesses are not scientifically supported. (Or, at least, there’s no evidence that it is better than any other method of staying in shape.)

Why he might not be annoying:

He overcame a sickly childhood and by age 14 was posing for anatomical charts.
He taught self-defense at Scotland Yard.
Choreographers George Balanchine and Martha Graham were devotees and regularly sent their dancers to him for rehab from injuries.
He was said to be as limber in his 80s as he had been as a teenager.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 66]
• I Died in 1967 (Ranked: 83)
• I Have Asthma
• I Have Emphysema
• Male Cigar Smokers
• Nobody Told Me I'm Old
• Profiles 41006-41250 (Ranked: 41233)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19671009)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying